Week of March 28-April 1

    SOCIAL STUDIES

Testing Schedule for this week:

Monday, March 28th……………….Chapter 28, “America in the 1950’s”
Tuesday, March 29th………………SAT testing
Wednesday, March 30th…………..SAT testing
Thursday, March 31st……………..OLSAT testing
Friday, April 1st…………………….Chapter 28, Prosperity in Times of Plenty, Social Impacts of Television

HOMEWORK SCHEDULE FOR SOCIAL STUDIES
Monday, March 28th…………….no homework
Tuesday, March 29th……………no homework
Wednesday, March 30th………..no homework
Thursday, March 31st……………no homework
Friday, April 1st…………………..no homework

    SCIENCE

We are continuing our study of the solar system in Chapter 20. We will have a PowerUps quiz this Friday, April 1st.

HOMEWORK SCHEDULE FOR SCIENCE
Monday, March 28th…………….no homework
Tuesday, March 29th……………no homework
Wednesday, March 30th………..no homework
Thursday, March 31st……………no homework
Friday, April 1st………………….no homework

Thanks for all the hard work this week!! Enjoy your weekend!!

Week of March 22-25

Everyone looked so rested and refreshed from Spring Break!

SOCIAL STUDIES
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week will find us studying the Korean War and working maps of North and South Korea. Thursday and Friday of this week will find us testing on the ARMT.

NO HOMEWORK FOR THIS WEEK IN SOCIAL STUDIES!!!

SCIENCE

Since my science class meets after testing is over for the day, we will have science each day this week. We will continue with Chapter 20 as we look at the planets in our solar system.

NO HOMEWORK IN SCIENCE THIS WEEK!!!
Students & Parents: Please send in a basic 4-function calculator for your student to use during the math portion of testing. Your child’s name will be put on the calculator and held with their first period teacher.

Week of March 7-11

Nine Weeks testing is in full swing this week!!

    SOCIAL STUDIES

We have completed our study of The Cold War Era (Chapter 27) and are preparing for our third nine week’s exam which will be this THURSDAY, MARCH 10TH! Students were given their study guides last Thursday so they should already be quite familiar with the content for exam.

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
Monday, March 7th…………..read pg. 761 in SS textbook and review the United States’ policy of containment, specifically focusing on the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan
Tuesday, March 8th…………..re-write the Chapter 27 side of your study guide; write each bullet point

    and

your explantion or response; due on Wednesday for points
Wednesday, March 9th…………..re-write the Third Nine Weeks side of your study guide; write each bullet point and your explanation or response; due in class Thursday for points
Thursday, March 10th…………..3rd Nine Weeks Exam……no homework
Friday, March 11th…………..none

***Please note: This homework schedule is subject to change dependent upon what is/is not completed in class. Please remind your child to check the homework chart in our classroom!

    SCIENCE

There will be

    NO

3rd Nine Weeks Exam in Science!
Our lessons in science this week will center around the metric system and making conversions from one unit of measurment to another. Parents: make sure to ask your students to tell you about King Henry and what exactly happened to him!!!!

SCIENCE HOMEWORK
Monday, March 7th………….Metric conversion worksheet #1
Tuesday, March 8th…………..Metric conversion worksheet #3
Wednesday, March 9th…………..study your notes for METRIC QUIZ ON THURSDAY!!!!
Thursday, March 10th………….Metric System Conversion Quiz during class; no homework
Friday, March 11th…………..Metric Math stories during class; no homework

You have worked HARD this nine weeks!!! Enjoy your well-deserved week off!!

Week of February 28 – March 4

We are continuing in our study of Chapter 27, The Cold War Era. Our study this week will focus on the United States’ policy of containment with specific focus on The Truman Doctrine and The Marshall Plan. We will also consider postwar politics and how that shaped public opinion concerning inflation, unemployment, etc. We will also examine President Truman’s “Fair Deal” to see if it was truly a fair deal for all Americans.

SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK
Monday, February 28th……….none
Tuesday, March 1st…………..none
Wednesday, March 2nd………none
Thursday, March 3rd………….none
Friday, March 4th……………..none

***Please note: This homework schedule is subject to change dependent upon what is/is not completed in class. Please remind your child to check the homework chart in our classroom!

SCIENCE
Chapter 20, Sections 1 & 2

SCIENCE HOMEWORK
Monday, February 28th……….none
Tuesday, March 1st…………..none
Wednesday, March 2nd……….none
Thursday, March 3rd………….none
Friday, March 4th……………..none

NINE WEEKS testing is coming up next week! Students should be on the lookout for study guides and exam dates!

Have a great weekend!!!!!